West Virginia Death Risks For Employees At Metal Manufacturer
By Nick at 17 April, 2007, 1:30 am
A West Virginia metal manufacturer’s high rate of injuries and illnesses among employees prompted an OSHA inspection that revealed serious and potentially life-threatening hazards for the workers, the agency announced today. OSHA found 23 safety and health violations at the company’s Parkersburg site and proposed penalties of $288,000. OSHA found that the Louis Berkman Partnership, doing business as Dover Parkersburg, exposed its workers to a range of hazards by failing to provide proper machine guarding, training, and personal protective equipment. The company employs approximately 900 workers, including 46 at the Parkersburg facility. It produces galvanized steel trashcans, pails, mobile home skirting, and funnels. The citations are the result of a comprehensive safety and health inspection that began on Feb. 15, 2002. The Parkersburg, West Virginia facility came to OSHA’s attention through the agency’s Site Specific Targeting program, which identifies facilities with injury and illness rates higher than national averages.
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